CONTEMPORANEOUS Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
Defn: Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary.
The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides,
and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of
Arabic philosophy. Milman
- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.
CONTEMPORANEOUSLY
Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: At the same time with some other event.
CONTEMPORARINESS
Con*tem"po*ra*ri*ness, n.
Defn: Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. Howell.
CONTEMPORARY Con*tem"po*ra*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.]
1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval. A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley.
CONTEMPORARY
Con*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Contemporaries.